[Meeting] ICANN82 Prep Week & ICANN82 Stakeholders/Board sessions

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi everyone,

We are exactly one month away from the ICANN meeting in Seattle. The prep
week will start soon and one of the first sessions will be this engagement
session open to all and described below.

We will also have the regular session with ICANN board and they sent us 3
questions for our consideration. We also have to prepare our own
questions/topics we want to discuss with them.

So I want to ask you to share your input regarding board questions and
suggest topics from NCSG side to board. We got a deadline of 21st February
to send the list of questions. Feel free to share your comments in the list.

Best regards,

Rafik

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*Sent on behalf of Tripti Sinha, Chair, ICANN Board of Directors*



Dear Noncommercial Stakeholder Group Chair,



While 2025 is already well underway, the Board and I are looking forward to
a year full of exciting milestones for ICANN, as we continue to work
together on multiple fronts under the leadership of our new CEO, Kurtis
Lindqvist.



The ICANN82 Community Forum will be our first Public Meeting of 2025, and
we are happy to welcome you to Seattle, Washington, 8-13 March. We also
hope to see you online, before this important meeting, for our now-usual open
engagement session during Prep Week. *This session will be held on 24
February at 15.00 UTC.*



This 60-minute session allows interested community members to engage
directly with the Board on specific topics. The format will be the same as
previous sessions, with two breakout rooms, each hosted by different Board
members and focused on distinct topics. After a brief welcome, participants
will be invited to join one of the two breakout rooms for a 45-minute
discussion with the Board hosts and they will have the flexibility to move
between the breakout rooms. The session will conclude with a summary from
each Board host on the discussions held in their respective breakout rooms.



*Topic 1:  **Advancing the Global Public Interest at ICANN*

*Led by Becky Burr and Chris Buckridge*

*Format of the engagement*: discussion and input

*Description*: This session will provide an overview of ICANN's ongoing
efforts to understand and address the global public interest (GPI).
Participants will learn about key tools, such as the GPI Framework and
Checklist, developed in consultation with the community to help identify
and address GPI considerations in ICANN's work. During the session,
attendees will be invited to provide feedback on the checklist, explore
ways to improve it, and discuss how it can support ICANN's bottom-up,
community-driven processes.





*Topic 2: Updating ICP-2 Led by Christian Kaufmann and Alan Barrett Format
of the engagement: *discussion and comments
*Description*: This session is intended to gather community inputs to
inform ICANN's continued engagement in the development of the updated ICP-2
document currently under discussion, and encourage ICANN community
awareness and participation in the process.



Please note that ICANN staff will support this engagement session and take
notes. However, there will be technical limitations in the breakout rooms,
including the absence of interpretation and transcription services.

The Board looks forward to this engagement opportunity and encourages your
active participation.



During ICANN82, we will listen carefully to your specific needs during our
bilateral sessions. In keeping with our established practice, we will also
ask question(s) of your group ahead of our joint session in Seattle. *(Please
feel free to select the question(s) you have the time to discuss during the
session)*


*1. Please provide input on meeting structure *

*2. How can we work more closely together to ensure governments are
encouraged not to legislate around the multi-stakeholder model?  *

*3. What are the challenges you face in contributing to the budget and ops
plan discussions?*



We kindly request that you send any questions you would like the Board to
address during our face-to-face meetings to Board Operations. Given the
limited time for these meetings, please prioritize your questions in order
of importance. We would appreciate receiving your questions no later
than *Friday,
21 February 2024.*

Looking forward to our discussions during Prep Week and ICANN82!



Thank you for your constant commitment to our mission.



Best regards,

Tripti Sinha

Chair, ICANN Board of Directors
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